Wilma,

Continue being pro active in your care. Ask all the questions you want and make sure you get answers that YOU understand. Take your daughter with you and write down all your questions and their answers. Ask any questions here as well and vent when you need to. The mental aspect of this cancer is 50% of the battle and it's often overlooked when you get treated for the cancer.

You might want to read up on HPV as it may have been the cause of your cancer. Just click on HPV and it will take you to tons of info. You can have your cancer cells tested for the virus if you want to.

David

Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.